On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Roger Eller wrote: > On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Bernard Devlin wrote: > > I just downloaded one of the binaries from the IM download site (the >> zip file that is meant to require no installation/windows registry >> atlerations). No compilation was involved. No error messages were >> thrown up in the installation (i.e. unzipping process). I found what >> I took to be the GUI interface to IM, and fired it up. No errors. >> >> The zip file was indeed 43mb, which expanded out to 109mb. > > > <snip> > > >> A LiveCode + IM exe/dll + Ghostscript exe/dll might still be smaller >> than... > > > <snip> > > >> >> Bernard > > > An earlier post mentioned that IM actually uses GS to do postscript and PDF > conversions. That is why in my experience, just using the GS command-line > features were simpler and required nothing more than LiveCode shell, and GS > to convert a PDF to a multitude of LC compatible bitmap formats. So, is IM > an unnecessary layer? I think so if indeed IM needs GS to do this. > > ˜Roger > >
I found these short instructions, which you can also shell from LC to perform a 'silent install' of GhostScript, thus reducing confusion and frustration of the end user. http://theether.net/kb/100096 ˜Roger _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
